Congress on the Humanities and Social Sciences Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Connected Understanding

The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA) will hold a half-day conference on Saturday, May 29, 2010 during the annual Congress on the Humanities and Social Sciences, hosted by Concordia University, Montreal. The theme of the Congress is “Connected Understanding.”

The CSTHA Conference Program Committee invites papers, including Works-in-Progress, on general subjects relating to the history of science, technology, and medicine in Canada including papers relating to the scientific and technological aspects of Canadian environmental history.

The Conference Program Committee welcomes contributions in a wide range research fields such as: traditional biography and institutional history; the history of technical and scientific education; women in science and technology; science and technology in pre-industrial Canadian history; issues in government related science; and science in industry, among others. Proposals for a themed session of two or three papers will be welcomed, and in such cases, a proposal should include a description of the session’s theme and describe how the various papers contribute to the session (maximum 300 words).

Paper proposals for individual presentations or for theme sessions must include a title, a summary (75 to 100 words) and a short résumé of each presenter. Proposals for presentations, whether formal papers or informal reports on work in progress, should be submitted by March 31, 2010 to: